Using ECMO to help you breathe, sit up, and come off a ventilator
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a heart-lung machine called venovenous ECMO can help people with severe breathing failure get less sedated, get extubated (have the breathing tube removed), and start moving. It’s for certain adults who are on a ventilator for a short time and have specific oxygenation problems.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re between 18 and 65 years old
- Your breathing problems started or worsened within the last 2 weeks and you need extra oxygen or breathing support
- You have been on a breathing machine (intubated ventilation) for less than 7 days
- You have moderate-to-severe oxygen problems based on blood-gas oxygen levels, with specific repeat measures
- You will try turning onto your stomach (proning) unless it’s not safe for you
- You cannot already be on ECMO, and you can’t be expected to die within 24 hours
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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